John F. Barrett
Partner

(215) 299-4245 (phone)
(215) 299-4301 (fax)

Philadelphia, PA Office

JOHN F. BARRETT is a partner in the Philadelphia office. He concentrates his practice in insurance defense, complex litigation, and subrogation, specializing in defending and providing general business advice to transporters and waste disposal companies. Mr. Barrett has defended governmental agencies and has extensive experience in public sector contracting and information security. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Additionally, he has been admitted to United States District Court for the Districts of New Jersey, Eastern and Middle Pennsylvania, Eastern and Southern New York, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Dubai International Finance Center Court, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.

Before joining Swartz Campbell, Mr. Barrett was a partner at Wagenfeld Levine in Philadelphia. He has also clerked for the Honorable Judge Joseph T. Doyle of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He currently serves in the Army Reserve. He has worked in the post 9/11 security mission, Afghanistan and the Hurricane Katrina Rescue Mission in New Orleans. Mr. Barrett prosecuted the first courts martial in Afghanistan. Mr. Barrett has also worked with both MPI (military police investigations) and CID (Army criminal investigations division) Major Procurement Fraud Unit. Mr. Barrett also investigated and adjudicated multiple fraudulent claims against the US government in Afghanistan and the surrounding countries involving contracts, property damage, property theft and condemnation, cargo loss, personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability.

Mr. Barrett received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1992. Before that, he received a B.A. from Cornell University. A German speaker, Mr. Barrett has also studied at the Goethe Institute in Frankfurt, Germany.

Mr. Barrett is a member of the Philadelphia and New Jersey Bar Associations, the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, and the Risk and Insurance Managers Society (RIMS). He also volunteers his time with the Support Center for Child Advocates as a Volunteer Child Advocate.

An article written by Mr. Barrett entitled “Adjusting for Mass Disaster,” was published by RIMS in May 2006.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Defense
Complex Litigation
Subrogation

Bar Admissions

2004 New York
1992 Pennsylvania
1992 New Jersey

Court Admissions

Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) Court, United Arab Emirates
U.S.D.C. for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
U.S.D.C. for the Eastern and Middle Districts of of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S.D.C. for the District of New Jersey

Education

1992
Widener University School of Law
J.D.

1987
Goethe Institute
Frankfurt, Germany
ZDaF

1987
Cornell University
B.A.

Affiliations

Philadelphia and NJ Bar Associations, 1994-Present
Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention - Investigator/Team Coordinator, 1998-Present
Risk and Insurance Managers Society (RIMS) 2006-Present
Support Center for Child Advocates
Volunteer Child Advocate, 1994-Present

Publications

"So You Got A Citation?" [click for article]
RIMS May 2006 – "Adjusting for Mass Disaster" [click for article]

Military

Army Reserve Officer, JAG Corps